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Courses Handbook 2012

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2012.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2011.

313570 (v.1) Animal Science 503

Note

Tuition Patterns

The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline.

Unit references, texts and outcomes

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Area: Department of Environment and Agriculture
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 5.0
Lecture: 1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Practical: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Syllabus: This unit will provide students with the scientific principles the underpin intensive and extensive animal production systems. Students will learn the anatomical, physiological, biochemical and genetic concepts that are the basis of animal production through lectures and laboratory sessions. These principles will be related to production parameters including growth, pregnancy, lactation, health management, breeding programs and the production of fibre products such as wool and mohair. Production parameters are related to annual on-farm production and decision making calendar, with particular emphasis of dryland (rainfed) farming systems.
Field of Education: 050101 Agricultural Science
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2012 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        
2012 Northam Campus Semester 1 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External